Above the sea of merit, a pair of huge purple eyes appeared. They were the eyes of Heaven, and she appeared in person.
Brush~~
Wisps of purple energy flowed down from her body, which was the origin of the heavenly way. It was mixed with the golden light of merit, and the rules of the great avenue emerged, turning into balls of bright fire, burning the golden light of merit and the origin of the heavenly way.
Under the burning of the regular fire, the golden light of merit and the origin of Heavenly Dao were shrinking rapidly. In almost no time, the sea-like golden light of merit turned into a ten-foot-sized purple-gold Dao Fruit, suspended in the chaos.
The supreme aura pervades from this purple-gold Dao fruit, and the perfect Dao rhyme flows from it, making even chaos surrender.
Hunyuan Dao Fruit, no, it is Saint Dao Fruit!
This purple-gold Tao Fruit is the legendary Saint Tao Fruit, representing a holy status. At this moment, as long as Jiang Chen steps forward to pick off this Tao Fruit, he can become an immortal saint of heaven.
"Will the seventh heavenly saint appear today?"
Looking at the Saint Dao Fruit in the chaos, the eyes of many people with great supernatural powers were filled with longing, wishing they could take Jiang Chen's place instead.
Who doesn’t want to become a saint? It’s just that most people with great supernatural powers don’t have the qualifications. If possible, many people with great supernatural powers would rather give up the opportunity to become Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal in order to become a saint.
Compared with Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, although saints are bound by the law of heaven and lose part of their freedom, the benefits of becoming a saint are greater.
To put it simply, after becoming a saint, you basically open the way to the Hunyuan. As long as you survive countless tribulations, you will inevitably become the realm of Wujiluo Jinxian.
And this is just a guarantee. That is to say, no matter how poor your talent is, as long as you can become a saint, you will be able to reach the realm of Wujiluo Jinxian at worst in the future.
But if your talent is good, then with the blessing of the power of heaven, Wujiluo Jinxian is just the beginning, and it is not impossible to move to a higher realm in the future.
After paying a certain amount of freedom, you can exchange it for the opportunity to reach a higher realm. This deal is a good deal. After all, Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian said he was free, but like the saint, he was equally powerless in the face of the overwhelming trend.
If you want to go against the general trend, even the Hunyuan Da Luo Jinxian will fall to pieces.
This point, the three Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals from the ancient era, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Di Jiang, have personally confirmed this with their own fate.
If Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian could go against the general trend, then the three of them would not have fallen, and neither would the two Lich clans.
In the face of the general trend, he is also powerless. What is the difference between the free Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian and the restrained saint? Might as well become a saint!
"Sanctification?"
Looking at the saint Daoguo in front of him, Jiang Chen seemed a little hesitant for a moment.
Although his current state is only in the quasi-sage stage, he has already met the requirements for becoming a saint. This was the state that Nuwa was in when she became a saint.
What Jiang Chen hesitated about was whether he wanted to become a saint or not. Needless to say, the benefits of becoming a saint are that you can become one of the ten most powerful beings in the world in one leap.
But the disadvantage of becoming a saint is equally obvious, that is, Jiang Chen needs to give up everything he has achieved.
After becoming a saint, Jiang Chen could no longer become the Human Emperor. How can a saint defy heaven? The path of the Ninth Human Emperor is a path against heaven. The moment of becoming a saint is the moment when the path of the Ninth Human Emperor is cut off.
The Human Emperor, with people in front and the Emperor behind, is the emperor of the human race.
But although the saint is a human being, the saint is in front and the human being is behind. Saint, that is the saint of heaven and earth, not the saint of human race.
Saints should put the interests of heaven and earth first, followed by the interests of the race. Although becoming a saint did not make Jiang Chen completely give up on the human race, he would not be able to do his best as before.
If you can't help yourself, you are talking about a saint.
Just like Empress Nuwa, she is obviously the Holy Mother of the human race, but because of the constraints of heaven, she cannot directly help the human race and can only help secretly.
Becoming a saint is more in Jiang Chen’s interests. Not becoming a saint is more in line with Jiang Chen’s interests.
It is more in line with the interests of the human race. Jiang Chen hesitated whether to give up becoming a saint for the sake of the human race.
The great magical powers of the ancient world, including the saints, were all watching this scene. Seeing Jiang Chen's hesitation, they did not speak and were all waiting for Jiang Chen's choice.
No one would think that Jiang Chen would refuse the temptation of becoming a saint. That is becoming a saint, being high up, overlooking the river of time and space. Everyone asked themselves, who can refuse this temptation?
No!
In such a vast world, no one can resist this temptation.
No, it’s not that there isn’t one. There was one in ancient times. It was Emperor Xi who was able to ignore the temptation of the holy throne back then and still has no regrets.
When Taozu gave his first sermon, he placed six futons in Zixiao Palace.
At that time, Emperor Xi, who was a master of fortune-telling, knew at the first sight of these six futons that they contained great fortune.
At that time, as long as Xihuang wanted to, he could occupy a futon position. But he refused and gave that position to his sister Nuwa.
Even after the secret of the six futons was revealed, which contained the opportunity to become a saint, Emperor Xi did not regret it, because the moment he gave up his position, he realized what he had missed.
Emperor Xi was the only person in the prehistoric times who could resist the temptation of the holy throne, and there should be only one.
In the past, great supernatural powers thought so. But now, they became less confident because Jiang Chen, standing in front of the Saint's Dao Fruit, had not made a choice yet.
This makes people wonder whether Jiang Chen doesn’t want to become a saint!
Just when everyone was speculating on what Jiang Chen meant, he suddenly laughed and took a step back, away from the Saint Dao Fruit.
"I am a variable. I came against the will of heaven. I will never be able to follow heaven in this life. This position of saint is not destined for me!"
Jiang Chen realized and figured out that he would never become a saint in this life. He was not a living being in this world, but a variable that smuggled in from unknown time and space for unknown reasons.
He is the variable, the one that escapes.
Through the information he has mastered, he constantly changes the inherent trend of the ancient world and uses his own power to move the entire world. This is his way.
Even if it is a variable, Jiang Chen cannot become a saint.
Being a saint is a destiny. If Jiang Chen becomes a saint, he will change from a variable to a destiny, from being outside the control of heaven to returning to the control of heaven.
In this way, his path will be cut off, his extraordinary performance will be far away from him, and he will disappear into the crowd and fight with the other saints. No, he is not even as good as the rest of the saints.
Without the advantage brought by his variable identity, how can he, a creature that has lived for hundreds of years, compete with those old monsters that have lived for hundreds of millions of years?
Therefore, for Jiang Chen, becoming a saint means ending his own future. He will never become a saint.
After thinking about this, Jiang Chen refused very simply. Even if it was the supreme holy position, he would refuse it as he said.
To be honest, the saint's temptation to Jiang Chen was not as great as outsiders imagined, because he already had the Hunyuan Dao Fruit!
A million years later, when the Chaos Green Lotus devours the Twelfth Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus and the Northern Xuanyuan Water Control Flag, he will naturally transform into the Chaos Demon God and become the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Jiang Chen has more choices, and there is not only one way to become a saint. Therefore, the temptation of becoming a saint is not very big for him. Rejection may make him regretful, but it will not make him heartbroken or regretful.
"It's a pity that the Zhoutian Temple was used by me to repair the boundless starry sky. Otherwise, I could be pushed to the realm of Hunyuan just by relying on the power that Zhoutian Temple gave me after being promoted to a Hunyuan-level artifact."
Jiang Chen suddenly realized that he was at a loss. After destroying the Hunyuan-level combat power of the Hunyuan Temple, he got a Saint Dao Fruit that placed great restrictions on him. This deal was not worth it!
"Refused…"
"He really refused!"
The great supernatural power users of the ancient world were all shocked when they saw this scene. They did not think Jiang Chen's behavior was stupid, but they admired Jiang Chen's behavior extremely.
They admire Jiang Chen’s Taoist heart, this is the Taoist
You should have the right mentality, be firm, and be able to reject all temptations in the world.
People with such a heart of appreciating the Tao are naturally worthy of their admiration, because even if they reject the Saint's Tao Fruit, their future will not be gloomy, but will be more brilliant.
The further one goes in cultivating the Tao, the more important the Tao heart becomes, and only those who identify with the Tao heart can reach the end of the road.
"Rejected?"
Yuanshi Tianzun breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously. He didn't want to see Jiang Chen become a saint. How could he feel embarrassed that a junior who had only practiced Taoism for a few hundred years could be as respected as him?
…
Heaven has the dignity of Heaven. Seeing Jiang Chen's refusal, she did not say anything to persuade him to stay, nor did she give Jiang Chen a second chance, and directly gave up the Saint Dao Fruit.
Boom!
The saint's Dao fruit exploded and was repainted into a golden sea of black and yellow merit.
"Um?"
"Heaven has a good plan!"
It was at this time that Jiang Chen understood some of the truth about this Saint Dao Fruit.
The Saint's Dao Fruit itself is no problem, but it is the same as Hou Tu Niangniang's Saint Dao Fruit, with a restriction added to it.
That is to say, after refining this Saint Dao Fruit, Jiang Chen will be imprisoned in the boundless starry sky. He will not be free until the boundless starry sky is completely restored.
Otherwise, Jiang Chen will always be trapped in the boundless starry sky and will not be able to leave this place for even half a step, just like Empress Houtu was confined to the Netherworld.
After realizing this, Jiang Chen felt extremely lucky. Fortunately, he rejected the temptation of becoming a saint, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.
Trapped in the boundless starry sky and unable to get out, how could he carry out his next plan? The way of heaven is really ruthless, it means catching a person and using it to his death.
Not to mention that Jiang Chen being trapped in the Boundless Starry Sky would affect his plan to reshape the world. In fact, it would not, because the Boundless Starry Sky is also a part of the world. Reshaping the Boundless Starry Sky also reshapes the world.
Tiandao imprisoned Jiang Chen in the boundless starry sky because he wanted him to completely restore this place before reshaping the ancient world. In this way, with the complete boundless starry sky as his back, it will definitely be easier for Jiang Chen to repair the ancient land.
Although the purpose is the same, Tiandao has Tiandao's thoughts, and Jiang Chen has Jiang Chen's thoughts. Jiang Chen didn't want to listen to Heaven, but Heaven didn't want to listen to Jiang Chen either. That's why the Saint's Dao Fruit happened.
"insidious!"
Secretly cursing the way of heaven for being insidious, Jiang Chen began to collect the merit energy in front of him and use it to cultivate the golden wheel of magical power and merit. Without the origin of Heavenly Dao, this Qi of Merit and Virtue is just the Qi of Merit and Virtue. Even if they are all refined, it will not make people holy.
However, although it cannot make a person a saint, the amount of merit energy has not been reduced. After Jiang Chen absorbed them all, he directly refined the magical power of the merit golden wheel to the state of Dzogchen.
Buzz buzz...
The void began to tremble inexplicably, and twelve bright golden wheels of merit emerged from the back of Jiang Chen's head, slowly turning, hanging down endless golden light, and engulfed his body.
At the same time, as the twelve golden wheels of merit turned, the power of heaven and earth continued to flow in, continuously transforming Jiang Chen's body, transforming it into the legendary Xuanhuang immortal body.
The Xuanhuang Immortal Body, the supreme holy body, stands between heaven and earth. Even the saint cannot obliterate it and can only seal it.
Of course, this is without using the Open Sky Treasure. In the vast world, there is nothing that the Open Sky Treasure cannot destroy, including the Dao of Heaven.
If you can't do it, it's not that the Heaven Opening Treasure is not strong, but also that the person who activates it is not strong enough.
"I am already invincible, protected by the golden wheel of twelve merits. Who can break my defense except Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian?"
Although he has not become a saint, Jiang Chen is excited enough to be able to refine the Golden Wheel of Merit to a perfect state. In the future, when he meets a person with great supernatural powers, he doesn't need to be careful, because the person with great supernatural powers can no longer defeat him.
Unless he self-destructs or is holding an innate treasure, no matter how powerful a person attacks, there is no way he can break through Jiang Chen's defense.
"The boundless starry sky has been reshaped, and Ziwei Star has also fallen into my control.
Come down, it’s time for me to put my great wish to unify the world into action. "
Stepping slowly, Jiang Chen walked towards Ziweixing.
Taking over Ziwei Star, in this era when the Emperor of Heaven does not appear, Jiang Chen becomes the most noble emperor in the world, the Lord of the Stars, in charge of thunder, and the ruler of countless ghosts and gods in the three realms...
Compared with the Sun Star and the Lunar Star, there are no treasures conceived in the Ziwei Star. Because the meaning it represents is the greatest treasure.
Is there any treasure more precious than power in this world? Mastering Ziweixing is equivalent to mastering power. This is the most precious treasure in the world.
Boom!
The moment Jiang Chen took over Ziwei Star, with Ziwei Star as the center, all the stars began to tremble, and wisps of bright starlight dropped down towards the world.
The light of these stars converged in mid-air, merged with the starlight of Ziwei Star, and turned into a colorful divine light, falling into a small village on the bank of Jiangshui in Nanzhan Buzhou.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this small village is ordinary and has nothing special. But in the eyes of those big forces, this seemingly ordinary little village was extremely terrifying, making them deeply fearful.
Because this is the hometown of Emperor Yan, the residence of the Jiang family in the human world, and the place where Jiang Chen was born.
